News & Events: Information on Meetings and other News & Events
ACBA Hats and Tees
Show your love of beekeeping- don't leave home without one!
ACBA member George Katsoudas shows off one of the Ashe County Beekeepers Association's new hats with its beautifully embroidered association logo...only $18.00. get one while supplies last.
MACH Autumn Leaf Festival
October 18, 2014
ACBA has several tables displaying information and products about the wonderful world of beekeeping at the Museum of Ashe County History's Autumn Leaf Festival. Come on out and help support our association.
Products include:
Local honey
ACBA Hats and T-shirts;
Information pamphlets;
Hardwood cutting boards;
Beekeeping supplies;
and more.
ACBA Reglar Meeting
October 9, 2014
* The regular meeting of the ACBA held on October 9, 2014 featured a panel of ACBA members - Randy Baldwin, Joy Lewis and James Wilkes - sharing their experiences and information about preparing hives for overwintering.
* Click the below link to read the minutes from the meeting which contains their remarks.
Varroa Mites...yikes!
Ashe County beekeepers are cautioned that the varroa mite infestation has started and everyone needsto be vigilant taking mite counts to see what kind of IPM is needed....and be deciding when to do it. Word from off the mountain form an experienced beekeeper is that they were plowing through many hives!!!
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!"
Important Information during times of scarce resources...
FEED, FEED, FEED
Open the below link for some comments related to the current situation where there is a dearth of food sources for bees in Ashe County.
Using RSS with Chrome
Essential Add-In
* Ashe County Beekeepers Association members who use Chrome as their default web browser may be frustrated when the RSS link on the News and Events page doesn't yield the intended results.
* Click on the below link for a "fix" which our web host, Ric Kolseth has recommended to enable you to fully utilize the RSS link.
Supplemental Feeding Recipes
March 11, 2022
ACBA member and master beekeeper Jim Rash sent the following Supplemental feeding recipes to help association members in providing nutrition as our beekeeping season begins in earnest.
Open Recipes here, with the link above, or by selecting the download file below.